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2018 was a year of disruption in the TV industry, as Korean and Japanese TV brands pursuing differentiation and profitability, while traditional Chinese brands pursue growth outside of China. At the same time, Xiaomi brings aggressive disruption to the domestic China market.

Compiled by IHS Markit worldwide group of industry experts, this market share database tool enables users who are interested in wireless industry annual revenue to extract data and perform their own analysis across the sector.

This market share database tool enables users who are interested in the wireless semiconductor industry to extract quarterly data and perform their own analysis Also available is the ability to extract a comprehensive view of 303 companies' performances.

Compiled by IHS worldwide group of industry experts, this market share database tool enables users who are interested in the wireless industry to extract quarterly unit data and perform their own analyses.

On December 1st, the first 4K and 8K TV broadcasts were launched by NHK, available via two satellite channels. 4K broadcasts will be available for 18 hours daily while 8K will be available for 12 hours daily. These broadcasts will include HDR (HLG format), wide color gamut (BT.2020) and in 22.2 channel audio.

Most of the major retailer ads for Black Friday have been released/leaked, so it is time to roll out our annual preview of the deals for TVs and how they compare to years past.
A significant increase in the number of 50" and larger sets as anticipated, with a focus on 60"+.
Highlight - A 60" 4K LCD TV is available in 2018 for the same price as a 32" HD LCD TV in 2008, just under $400!
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According to preliminary IHS Markit smartphone data, global smartphone shipments recorded a negative year-over-year growth rate for two consecutive quarters in 2018. Shipments totaled 354.8 million units in the third quarter of 2018, declining by 3.3 percent from the previous year.

Each year, usually a few weeks prior to Black Friday in early November, retailers are eager to be the first to start attracting eager buyers ahead of the official start of the holiday shopping season. These early promotions seem to attract a decent amount of buying interest, especially if the retailer is less likely to participate as aggressively during Black Friday.
Sam's Club, a member-only US warehouse club retailer, has published the circular advertisement for their November 10th One Day Savings Event. TVs are predictably a prominent feature of the sale, and we break down how this might be very early indicators of Black Friday pricing.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi entered the TV business in 2017, and has grown rapidly, rising to #1 in total unit shipments in China during Q2'18. This rapid rise is just the latest in a series of disruptive TV market buildups in China, most of which have been unsustainable so far. LeTV in 2016 and Sharp in 2017 both experienced very strong growth based on disruptive pricing, and in the case of LeTV, focusing on e-commerce channels and content bundling. LeTV suffered financial problems and dropped substantially in 2017, while Sharp has not been able to sustain the aggressive price promotion needed to maintain share. Now Xiaomi is try to succeed where others have failed. This special report analyzes this top storyline from China.

After launching the P20-series earlier in the year, Huawei is looking towards the latest edition of its Mate series to continue the company’s momentum to retain a spot in the global Top 3 smartphone OEMs.
Huawei presented a host of devices for the premium smartphone segment as well as a gaming focused handset which is becoming more popular in their domestic Chinese market. Huawei also renewed its partnership with Porsche Design. Additionally, the company launched two new wearables, the Watch GT and Band 3 Pro.